§ 2-8. Designation of certain parts of area located in extraterritorial jurisdiction as industrial districts.

(a)

Territory annexed for limited purpose. All territory annexed by the city council under authority of and for the limited purpose described in V.T.C.A., Local Government Code § 43.136 is hereby designated as an industrial district, as the term is customarily used; and the city council shall treat such area as it may deem to be in the best interest of the city, including but not being limited to entering into contracts or agreements with the owners of land in such district to guarantee the continuation of the limited purpose annexation status of such district and its immunity from general purpose annexation by the city for a period of time not to exceed ten years.

(b)

Other territory. All of the area located in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the city as defined and determined by V.T.C.A., Local Government Code ch. 42, is hereby designated as an industrial district, as that term is customarily used; and the city council may treat such area as the city council may deem to be in the best interest of the city, including but not being limited to entering into contracts or agreements with the owners of land in such industrial district upon such terms and considerations as the parties might deem appropriate.

(c)

Future zoning. Nothing contained in this section shall be construed to alter, amend or waive the provisions of the comprehensive zoning ordinance of the city with respect to the zoning of newly annexed territory if any land included in its extraterritorial jurisdiction is annexed for general purposes.

(Code 1976, § 2-26)